Researchers and community partners aiming to prevent youth homelessness in Canada
TORONTO, May 21, 2019 – The leaders of A Way Home Canada and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness will speak at York University on Thursday, May 23, about their joint efforts to end youth homelessness by preventing it. The Making the Shift network, funded through the federal government’s Networks of Centres of Excellence program, will be hosted by York University. It will use community-engaged research to develop and test new ideas and policies to shift the focus from emergency services to prevention of homeless.Â
WHAT:          Making the Shift – Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab event
WHEN: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â May 23, 2019, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Â Â Â Â Â Â Scott Library, Second Floor Atrium, York University Keele Campus
MAP: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scott Library
Speakers:
Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University
Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament, Spadina-Fort York, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Melanie Redman, CEO and President, A Way Home Canada
Stephen Gaetz, CEO and President, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University professor in the Faculty of Education
York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.
York U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
Media Contact:
Janice Walls, York University Media Relations, 416 455 4710, wallsj@yorku.ca
